Third Eye Meditation
Third Eye Meditation
There are many techniques to practice meditation, and this is yet another of them. The third eye is your gateway or door to your inner world, your self, and being more in yourself is a sure way of being centered and focused in your day-to-day activities.
Meditation and Relaxation
Meditation takes many forms for different people. Relaxation to some is their form of meditation; walking in a forest, along a beach, or sunbathing by the pool is, to some, a form of meditation. Anything that allows a person to be with themselves and out of their normal world.
Though some relaxation methods are not enough, there are still the senses to deal with. Sounds and smells pull you out of your relaxation very easily. High levels of meditation take you out of your senses and hopefully out of your mind, at least your ordinary level of thinking. That incessant blah blah blah that goes around in your head—it's such a drain to hear this over and over and over. Meditation using the third eye is a way to go beyond that level of the ordinary mind into deeper states of consciousness.
Out of the Mind Out of the Turmoil
It is the way of a Master to be out of his mind completely, total bliss, total space of centredness and nothingness. Why would a person want a state of nothingness? Once you've experienced this peaceful space void of any grossness that years and years of anxiety or burdens have given you, you will feel great relief. You realise your world is so heavy in comparison to deep states of meditation. Relaxation does not go deep enough for many.
Peace and the Mind
Getting out of your mind is no simple task. It takes practice. Going deeper into the third eye space, you get a sense of going outward. At the same time, the world you left behind gets smaller; you no longer hear distracting sounds. This outward space comes from your inner space, which becomes void of the senses the deeper you go. Practising resting on and in this space helps to quieten the ordinary mind. It is in this space that you can begin to watch thoughts. Focus on the space which presents lights, colors, blackness, purple space, and a sense of peacefulness. You realise you are not in your ordinary mind. Though as soon as you realise this, you are back in your ordinary mind! But the more you practice resting in the third eye space, the easier it is to rest yourself on something far superior than the couch with the TV on. These are some of the third eye meditation benefits, and as you push your meditation practices, you will be able to push the experiences further and retain consciousness of these experiences.
How Do You Know Your Third Eye Is ‘Working?'
At the centre of the forehead, between the eyebrows, you may get a sense of pressure, pulsing. At first, you may feel absolutely nothing. You may start to see (with your eyes closed) lights and colors, flashes or light, tunnels, vortexes. In the beginning, it can be quite strange, a bit scary. With practice and use, it will become more and more apparent that you are using your third eye.
How Does Your Third Eye Help in Daily Life?
The third eye is not just for meditation. It brings awakening. In daily life, being centered in your third eye helps you keep focused during the day, at work, in the supermarket, and even at home. When you start to feel scattered by everything external, the radio, TV, kids screaming, traffic, rushing around, centre yourself in the third eye.
If you have an important meeting with the boss or new clients, use the third eye to gear into the person you are addressing. It is clearly marked that the person you are talking to knows you are focused on them and not the clock on the wall. With this focus, you will take in more and remember more details. You may actually enjoy your day more.
You may have heard that the third eye is dangerous. This statement is perplexing to me. Perhaps because in the 10+ years I have been aware of using my third eye, I have found the third eye to be a stabilizing influence in my life. I have never had detrimental experiences; in fact, the opposite is true. The ability to remain centered and in a state of stillness while chaos reigns is a big plus in my book.
Third Eye and Vision: Heightened Awareness
The third eye helps you become more aware. You see things around you more sharply. Colors may seem brighter, smells more pungent. Effectively you are more present in the world. Your ordinary mind has been sidestepped and a high state of consciousness has come into your normal world.
Use your third eye as your first line of vision, use the eyes as the second level of vision. Vision in this sense becomes more than what you normally see with the physical eyes. Vision covers more than what you see. It lifts your senses. Vision is not just what you see, it is what you hear, smell, touch, sense and what you come to know beyond the physical facade of our normal daily life. When you look at someone you see into them, you notice them the person. It's not something spooky like they become like an ethereal figure in front of you, though you may see their aura - that's a common effect of a third eye awakening.
Third Eye Is Universal
It is more commonly known that the third eye is part of the Hindu or Buddhist tradition of spiritual practices. In Hindu it is known as the 'eye of knowledge' or the 'teacher inside'. In Buddhist art it is shown as a gem on the forehead. You often see the Bindi worn with the Indian dress. But did you know it is also covered in Christian teachings? In the words of the Gospels,
"The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light." (Matthew 6:22)
Vision is a word often touted in spiritual circles. It does not refer solely to the external sense of sight. You actually start to SEE.
Awakening the Third Eye Workshops are conducted on a regular basis in many countries. If you get a chance to participate I highly recommend it.
I hope you get as much benefit out of using your third eye as I have.
Comments
Jewels (author) from Australia on January 12, 2019:
My dreams are often prophetic and in technicolor. I think it's so I don't forget them. Interested to hear of the astral traveling experiences in black and white or color.
Richard Burkard on January 12, 2019:
Those of you who have astral travel, is it in color or black and white?
Jewels (author) from Australia on January 06, 2019:
Hi Joseph, this is typically a Third Eye experience. Purple orbs or vortexes are common with inner vision at a deep level. I'm glad you're a skeptic. Go with experiences, always. Even then your mind will question your sanity! The video on this hub can help you stabilize and expand on the experience. If you want to discuss further please get in touch via the FB link.
Joseph on January 06, 2019:
I'm not exactly sure what any of this means but I Just did remote energy work from a video on YouTube that I found. Honestly thought it was bull and I'm usually sceptical on things like this. But about in the middle of the healing, I briefly experienced uncontrollable rapid eye movement. Not long after that, I started seeing purple orbs (while eyes are closed by the wat) continuously shrinking. It continued till the healer told me to bring back myself to reality and the space around me.
Jewels (author) from Australia on November 10, 2018:
These experiences are relevant to you personally and not likely to be a generic experience, like colors or lights. The space you go to is what you want to focus on, and perhaps in the beginning don't be too mindly with the words that are being presented. Questions you could ask if these spaces present again is How does this make me feel? What is being conveyed that I need to take notice of? Is this a familiar space or completely new? Deciphering meaning can be a wild goose chase if you are using your ordinary mind to get clarity. That might not help but often it's not about what you see but the fact you can see.
To go further with your experience I am inviting you to contact me via my astraljules FB page if that will assist you to get more clarity.
Wisdom on November 10, 2018:
Hello everyone , I've seen a lot of things while closing my eyes and also meditating . Though I've not been able to understand the meaning of most of what I saw. I saw the word (La Gersona and La Suna) and I saw myself in a new place (world) with a guy. In the place there are some people who didn't put on footwear and the environment were kinda new to me. He told me that I was in the world 1993. I ask him about the month and the day but he told me that there was no month or day in the place but only years. I've seen other images like faces and texts. I also found out that I usually read some texts or books during meditation but after I become conscious the text vanished and I'm unable to remember what I read (so as other images I've seen recently).
I recently saw- 65th KPN........PDF (I can't remember what's on the dots). I also saw the names Praiz Braine and Judge Walters but didn't know the the meaning of these names and some other names and images. Please how do I get the meaning of what I see when I close my eyes or meditate. I've had countless encounters when I close my eye including meditating but didn't get the meaning. I also feel some vibration in my body like an electric shock whenever I heard any spiritual-motivational words (Kundalini) . I hope to get to my spiritual height. I've search google for some of the meaning of my vision but I found nothing. Please any explanations?
riteshrc on July 12, 2018:
Thank You Jewels for the reply.
I have sent you message in your fb page, please check.
Jewels (author) from Australia on July 11, 2018:
Thank you for your comment. There are many factors to consider here. Firstly, with meditation, it is common to experience physical ailments. This is because meditation helps to release tension in the body. It is not the meditation causing the pain, but the underlying tension and the reason for tension. Tension is often held in the cranium and the head generally, particularly for those who have a tendency for excessive thoughts, worry and stress.
Many things could be causing your wife's condition and I suggest you seek medical advice to rule out any underlying issues. Dehydration, for example, causes headaches and sleep issues.
I invite you to send private messages via my Facebook page, the address is on my Hubpages profile. It's best to get clarity on what is happening, and I'll be able to ask you more questions.
riteshrc on July 11, 2018:
Hello Jewels
My wife have been practicing meditation for the last 1 year and till now she have faced many physical problems but all of them seemed to be gone now. The last problem she faced was experiencing electrical shocks when touching any metal objects and even I have experienced it a couple of times when I touched her. It was really scary. It happened during then month of December 2017 till mid March 2018.
Now she is experiencing a throbbing and pulsing headache after she wakes up and it continues the entire day.
She cannot sleep at night because she said me when she tries to sleep then she feels that some kind of internal force wakes her up or she sees a flashing light with closed eyes.
Due to this sleep issue she feel low during daytime and as the night approaches she feels better and after midnight the headache almost vanishes.
This is happening everyday. I am really worried about her health and each day she is getting depressed due to lack of energy level and body weakness. Is it a side effect of meditation and is it normal? Will she be normal again after a period of time ?
Jewels (author) from Australia on June 14, 2018:
Thank you for commenting, and I hope you have many more internal experiences. enjoy.
Jewels (author) from Australia on June 14, 2018:
Thankyou for your comment. It looks like you and Healing Hands below might have been on the same train! Enjoy your experiences. Be careful in public places that you do not open yourself too much to the etheric mess that is around you.
Healinghands811 on June 14, 2018:
I was sitting on the train this morning feeling really tired so I closed my eyes and I saw myself moving in tunnel. The landscape of the train statio was all around me outside if the tunnel. I could see through the tunnel. I was definitely moving/projecting from my third eye. I have never exerienced this kind of third eye opening before today. I have experienced other floating cradling rocking like sensations when having acupuncture treatments. I am also starting to see people’s auras. I have been. Reiki practitioner and spirit medium for client, family and friends for 17 years. I feel, see and hear spirit around me especially my cats that have crossed over. I am new at experiencing astral projection. I am happy that I came across your article. Interesting and timely read.
Carey on June 14, 2018:
I was just sitting on the train and closed my eyes and saw myself traveling through a tunnel. I could see the train station outside the tunnel. I was definitely moving/projecting. My third eye was open. It is my second experience with astral projection. I also had an experiences when I was getting acupuncture where I felt like I was being rocked or cradled. I have been a channel for spirit for Reiki clients for 17 years but haven’t really learned much about astral travel. Fascinating.
Jewels (author) from Australia on June 08, 2018:
The understanding that we are all One is true, but it is a complex experience in reality. On the physical level, which we are experiencing, separation is what is happening because we are in a fallen state. In spiritual teachings there appears to be many levels to reach, even in biblical (Christian) teachings there are levels spoken about on the angelic plane. So the answer to your question can depend on your level of spiritual evolution, the context of which is enormous.
What is important is to make meditation part of your daily life because it is through this practice that you can involute back into a state that takes you to Oneness. As it is now, humanity is being pulled out into an exvoluted state where there is no sense of the Self, let alone oneness with other humans.
Thanks on April 02, 2018:
Thank you very much Jewels l truly appreciate you respons about me seeing wings. I am fairly new in all things spiritual so l was starting to worry and couldn't find much about it anywhere .
Best regards
R.Rr
Jewels (author) from Australia on April 02, 2018:
How lucky! Yes, you are normal, perhaps angelically normal :) Experiences of meditation are primarily personal. Visions come and go. Tune into the space, feel the flavors. Try to get the ordinary mind out of the way and enjoy the stillness and softness these spaces can bring. Just BE and see what opens. Perhaps it will be your heart center?
Hey Jewels on April 02, 2018:
I have a question that is baffling me lately. Is it normal that I see wings, huge wings everytime l close my eyes to envision my energy or meditate ?
Jewels (author) from Australia on March 28, 2018:
Hi Caroline,
There is not a one size fits all answer to your experience. It is personal to you. Look at the symbology of what this may represent for you. The front door is usually what people use to enter your home and the home usually represents your space or your haven, the place where you seat your soul. Ask some questions about how open you are to people entering your space. Are you an open person yourself, or secretive. There may be people or presences trying to connect with you but can't get through to you. Is it time to be more open with who you are and how you feel - could be time to confront issues you have been hiding.
Without knowing your personal situation, it's not easy to answer this question because there are variables. You are welcome to privately contact me if you wish.
Jewels (author) from Australia on March 12, 2018:
Congratulations Wendy. Enjoy the experiences. You are in a space beyond the ordinary mind. Stay centered.
Wendy on March 12, 2018:
I activated what i think to be my third eye last night for the first time.I felt as if my mind was free and out of body sort of The colors were crystalizing clear ,sharp. I felt i was in my head floating with these colors that move swiftly. I was able to clear my mind an focus on freeing myself an lookinh for guidance.
Sharon So Florida on February 28, 2018:
Thank you Jewels
Jewels (author) from Australia on February 27, 2018:
Sharon, there is so much context required to give you satisfactory answers to your inward questions, very little of your experience is black and white. When we try to fathom these encounters with our ordinary mind we are attempting to make sense from the small human standpoint. When beings are ‘darker’ in nature, it doesn’t necessarily mean they are lesser or of a fallen nature. Dark can mean depth how beings appear to you can be a mirror for your own state and level of consciousness. This state also relates to your higher self which we are not fully aware of.